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U.K. (FTSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-14.8%
  • 1Y-2.2%
  • YTD-5.8%

In the last week, the Basic Materials industry is flat overall, with RHI Magnesita standing out by going down 4.0%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Basic Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023UK£5.3bUK£8.9bUK£550.4m9x9.6x0.6x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023UK£37.5bUK£36.8bUK£2.9b9.8x12.8x1x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023UK£38.0bUK£35.7bUK£2.9b10.4x13.3x1.1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023UK£39.2bUK£34.2bUK£2.7b10x14.6x1.1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023UK£35.8bUK£34.3bUK£2.7b10.1x13.3x1x
Fri, 19 May 2023UK£35.2bUK£35.0bUK£2.7b10.3x12.8x1x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023UK£34.1bUK£33.7bUK£2.6b10.3x12.9x1x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023UK£34.8bUK£34.0bUK£2.7b10.6x13.1x1x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023UK£33.9bUK£33.8bUK£2.8b10.9x12x1x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023UK£31.3bUK£33.8bUK£2.8b10.6x11x0.9x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022UK£29.1bUK£33.3bUK£2.8b10.2x10.4x0.9x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022UK£27.7bUK£35.1bUK£2.9b9.6x9.4x0.8x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022UK£25.6bUK£36.3bUK£3.1b8.5x8.4x0.7x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022UK£29.1bUK£34.1bUK£2.9b10.2x10.1x0.9x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022UK£28.2bUK£31.4bUK£2.6b13.4x11x0.9x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022UK£26.2bUK£30.7bUK£2.5b13x10.4x0.9x
Sat, 21 May 2022UK£5.7bUK£5.5bUK£438.8m16.2x13x1x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022UK£5.9bUK£5.4bUK£433.8m18.1x13.7x1.1x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022UK£6.1bUK£5.3bUK£446.9m18.3x13.5x1.1x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022UK£7.0bUK£5.0bUK£286.9m22.7x24.5x1.4x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022UK£7.2bUK£5.0bUK£286.5m22.9x25.1x1.4x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021UK£7.0bUK£5.0bUK£287.8m23.7x24.2x1.4x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021UK£7.2bUK£4.9bUK£283.7m25.7x25.4x1.5x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021UK£7.3bUK£4.9bUK£284.3m24.9x25.8x1.5x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021UK£7.7bUK£4.9bUK£282.9m29.6x27.3x1.6x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021UK£7.4bUK£4.9bUK£282.9m26.8x26.1x1.5x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021UK£7.1bUK£4.6bUK£167.6m30.1x42.5x1.5x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020UK£6.6bUK£4.4bUK£53.4m26.6x123.6x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

54x


Total Market Cap: UK£5.2bTotal Earnings: UK£96.2mTotal Revenue: UK£4.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.1x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Basic Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 29.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.59x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 79% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 25% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Materials industry?

GB Market-1.27%
Materials3.27%
Basic Materials-0.73%
Construction Materials-0.73%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MSLH MarshallsUK£2.101.7%
+UK£9.0m		-16.9%PE23.2x
STCM Steppe CementUK£0.271.0%
+UK£547.5k		-28.4%PE9.1x
MBH Michelmersh Brick HoldingsUK£0.810.6%
+UK£462.0k		0.6%PE8.2x
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IBST

UK£1.23

Ibstock

7D

-0.3%

1Y

-20.8%

SRC

UK£0.48

SigmaRoc

7D

-3.0%

1Y

2.6%

MSLH

UK£2.10

Marshalls

7D

1.7%

1Y

-16.9%

FORT

UK£1.29

Forterra

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-41.0%

BRCK

UK£0.46

Brickability Group

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-37.5%

BREE

UK£3.11

Breedon Group

7D

-0.8%

1Y

18.7%

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STCM

UK£0.27

Steppe Cement

7D

1.0%

1Y

-28.4%

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RHIM

UK£24.92

RHI Magnesita

7D

-4.0%

1Y

34.6%

MBH

UK£0.81

Michelmersh Brick Holdings

7D

0.6%

1Y

0.6%